Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and tropical diseases: a brazilian perspective

dc.creatorMorgado, Mariza Gonçalves
dc.creatorBarcellos, Christovam de Castro
dc.creatorPina, Maria de Fátima Rodrigues Pereira de
dc.creatorBastos, Francisco Inácio Pinkusfeld Monteiro
dc.date2010-08-23T16:58:25Z
dc.date2010-11-04T14:19:41Z
dc.date2010-08-23T16:58:25Z
dc.date2010-11-04T14:19:41Z
dc.date2000
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T22:18:11Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T22:18:11Z
dc.identifierMORGADO, Mariza Gonçalves et al. Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and tropical diseases: a brazilian perspective. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 95, suppl. I, p. 145-151, 2000.
dc.identifier0074-0276
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/559
dc.identifier10.1590/S0074-02762000000700024
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8877551
dc.descriptionThe paper summarizes recent findings on the epidemiology and pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/Aids), highlighting the role of co-infections with major tropical diseases. Such co-infections have been studied in the Brazilian context since the beginning of the Aids epidemic and are expected to be more frequent and relevant as the Aids epidemic in Brazil proceeds towards smaller municipalities and the countryside, where tropical diseases are endemic. Unlike opportunistic diseases that affect basically the immunocompromised host, most tropical diseases, as well as tuberculosis, are pathogenic on their own, and can affect subjects with mild or no immunossuppression. In the era of highly active anti-retroviral therapies (HAART), opportunistic diseases seem to be on decrease in Brazil, where such medicines are fully available. Benefiting from HAART in terms of restoration of the immune function, putative milder clinical courses are expected in the future for most co-infections, including tropical diseases. On the other hand, from an ecological perspective, the progressive geographic diffusion of Aids makes tropical diseases and tuberculosis a renewed challenge for Brazilian researchers and practitioners dealing with HIV/Aids in the coming years.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherFundação Oswaldo Cruz
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectAcquired immunodeficiency syndrome
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus
dc.subjectHIV/Aids
dc.subjectCo-infections
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.titleHuman immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and tropical diseases: a brazilian perspective
dc.typeArticle


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